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xtJied I!ts Wan Affcr Being hho'
Through ihe Heart.

~ TT---T y " " -
CmcAGo. December 3o.-An Atlanta
special snys Ben. Shepard, marshal o.
Midwife, started yesterday to arrest an
escaped negro convict. As Shepard
opened the door of the house in which
t5e nero had taken refuge, the negro
fired Lis pistol at the marshal and thru
snrane ont. Shepard fired three times
and The convict fell MORALLY wounded,
with leg and arm broken, the third ban
penetrating his body. The aim Of the
nc,ro had also been true, and the body
OF the marshal was found at the door
shot through the heart. He had fired
three Shots after receiving his mortal
,roup1
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DN IHIUlT uITI 70 w II 7I7-'''7I'l
New YORK, December 3O.-lhe year
returns of business failures show de
crease OF 200 in number Tor the year,
but the large increase OF S53,OO0,O00 IN
liabilities ms follows: ia lS67-number
OF failures. 9,G3f; liabilities SI6I, $50,
94i-ayerage. 1882; in lSS6-num-
Der. 1851; liabilities. A6i4,ll9-av-
erage, Sll,6jL he returns Tor the
Dominion of Canada stow $50 fail
ures. with sl6,3ll,745 liabilitics-ov-
eraee. sll.S03. The failures in the Do
minion were ! in every 81 persons IN
business in the United States they ay-
craze in every III persons.
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Knives ana pistols Used win Fatai
Eject.

fBy telegraph To- the Di-paich.l
CuARLEsroN. =. c., December 30
For some time there has been bad feel
inc between John Il. Keels aud T. ..
BovInan. of Bishopsyille, growing out Oh
% legal proceeding. On December al,
Eeels aud Bowman came INTO personal
collision at Bishopyile and Bowman was
snot in the hips. To-day, according to
.osciols To the NcUS and courier, the
,f,ir culininated in a magistrates Office
M sumter, where the parties were pre-
raring bonds to keep the peace. An
ARRAY took place, in which knives and
firearms were used, and which resulted
IN the woundns OF John r. Kecls, his
father ID. T.. Kecls), p. i. Bowman, and
WaltcrJ. Hardy. and in the death OF
George f.. Hayucsworth, the magistrate;
II Was the most terrible affair OF the KIND
ever known in the county.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. town burned

New ORLEANS, December 3O.-A lire
which stated yesterday afternoon de-
s,roved one bali OF the town Of Honma.
IN Terre Bonnie parish. The burned
buildings include twenty-ei9ht business
houses and 100 dwellings. II is believed
the loss will exceed 100000. The III.
surance Is insignificant. A hundred
homeless families are being cared for 10y
their more fortunate neighbors.
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Cmctoo, December 3c.-Ihe job ar d
book-priutcrs' s;rhe has terminated, al d
the defeated strikers are slowly rctW
inc to work. N0n-uniou men are beng
DISCHARGED rs fast as the strikers return,
notwithstanding most of the employing
printers svoro that not man who c.ime
TO their aid should ever be discharged to
make way Tor striker, no matter now
good workman slI striker might be.
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,,rcCnauce. for Peace In EUROPE.

lBy Aurlo-Ame.lcan cable 20 tie D.spaich.l
BERLIN. December 0.--Ihe Aotoa0t
Zeihny. in an article on the political
situation, says Germany neither ex-
pocts nor desires war. Bismarck has
thrown into Tie scale decisive word IN
favor OF peace. It is hardly probable
that Russia viii be il a position to force
war upon Germany and her allies. The
chances are, therefore, that peace Will
prevail, although this peace cannot be
taken rs Synonymous with the restora-
ton Of European tranquility, a fact for
which russia must answer 10 the world. w.
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HANGED FOR Numbering His step
mother.

Cu,E1rsroN, 5. c., December So
JoLn stryckland, young white man.
twenty years old, was hanged at Con
roy (. e.. to-day for the murder OF ms
stepmother. Adelaine STRICKLAND, last
INV There was no excitement. Stryck-
lands neck was broken ana ne nieu
without a struggle. His last audible
nt,ennces were prayers Tor his soul re
contessed his crime several days ago, bnt
soid he did not intend to kill his step
neither when he shot. He only meant
10 cripple her.
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Heavy SNOW in ,,,c Northwest.

~ T"--|TIVU n TT0 I--TI-'U'I
ST. PAUL. December 30.-A driving
storm set i'm at ~ A. N. and is still
raging tonight The snow has driited
heavily. and trains are delayed all over
THE Northwest. ! jamestown Oak
special reports Mi the Northern Pacific
ca-t-hound limited arrived there eleven
hours late.
a Watcrtown lDak.J special says that
ali trains on tine burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern road have been
abandoned.
Bismarck. Tat., tolegraphs: Snow
began to fall early this morning and mas
continued steadily since. Trains from
All directions arrived here very late tins
morning. All night trains have been
abandoned.
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. New aud singular Ground Tor
RtVOFCe.

CHICAGO. December 3O.--Chorles II.
Talmsdoe fled bill OF divorce tbs
nornine end advanced hitherto I'M
besrl.of ground for his application. For
son,e time after his marriage peace
reigned in the household AZ staten
ner,ods the husband gave his wife money
Tor household EXPENSE. But instead OF
ms;ng il for this purpose she threw IT
away 10 speculation on the open board
OF trade.
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Gladstone snd me Keni Seduction.

PARIs. December 3O-Tbe Temps to-
day published an interview with Glad
stone, in which tue OK Premier describes
the lrish land commissioners rent-reduc.
ton decree as "a tremendous decision, ="
and said he was thunderstruck at the
ne'S. He also said that the Tory Cabi-
Let, having alienated the tenants, would
now Aienate the landlords.
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.cctncntaI Elrc-r.nea for AssauIt

special TELEGRAM 10 The pspa'ch.l
PETERSBURG, VA. December So The
pubuc.-chool building ON Lombard
Stree. accid,ntlv caught fire this evening
aad was damaged 70 some extent.
John johnson lwhte) was fined and
sentenced to Jail Ivy the mayor to-day
ter a,sauitmg Ned Pmham jcoloredl
With a biics. johnson took an appeal
% tle hU-tings Court
The venerable Or. T. G. Griswoli'
one of the oldest citizens Of Dinwiddle
county, is reported seriously i'll.
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.geus tn Russia.

ST.. PETERSBURG. December 30.-The
GrashdaRnfu, semi-otilcial organ, says
HIGHER government authority has re-
iected the 'proposalof the Imperial Com
mission toIpernit the Jews to reside IN
any Of theIyillages Of Russia.
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wants Indemniiy for Destruction OF
His Husiness.
[Dy leleernph % DC DispaIch. J

INDIANAPOLIS, December 3O.-Henry
Hackathorn, Of LaGrange county, IS
here in charge of the United States
marshal. Hackathorn lived IN the town
OF Valentine, where he kept shoe shop
and as side issue sold liquor in bottles.
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Don Carlos Heard From.

PANS. December 39.-Don Carlos, in
reply 10 an address from tue French
"Loyalist delegation which recently
waited upon him, said that, although de-
voting himself to the service OF Spain,
he reserved his rights to the French
throne of the head of the Bourbon
family. Don Carlos enioined the lega'
ton TO trust to Providence and not take
part in revolutions, which he declared to
he ruinous to both Church aud State.
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snic,dc An Ihenfre and u panic.

MADRID, December 3O.-During tAe
performance in the theatre at Cartha-
eena this evening broker occupying
one Of the stalls committed suicide by
exploding n dynamite cartridge. The
copcnssion extinguished all the lights IN
the house. and the audience becoming
panic stricken fled from the building;
During She excitement over rome hundred
people were more or less injured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-31
LEE CAMP OFFICERS.
RESULTS or TIE ELECTIONS HELD At
HE MEETING Lssr MIGHT,
The Proceedings Concluded with a Cola
tion. Speeches, &e.-An Kpisots OF
Interest in Boston.

4 very largely attended meeting OF X.
e. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
was held last night Commander Phillips
presided. After tue election of ". II.
l.. Morecock end NJ q. Cannon t. ac-
tive membership, and Mr.. Lyon G.. "
ler to contributing membership. we
camp proceeded to the election OF oiIi-
GERS for the ensuing year. Each noml-
nee WIS culcgized 10y the men who pro-
posed him, AID the election resulted rs
follows:
NEW OFFICERS.
Lieutenant Commander J. W White
promoted to commander; Second-Lieu-
tenant Z. a. Brlnder, first lieutenant
Tnifd-Lieutcnmt j. Is. Mckenney, past
licutcnant-commander; Chaplain /. >.
BoVles. third Geutenaut-commander;
Ad;u.qut Arthur A. Splitter reelected
adiutaut: Quartermastcr George &.
Mounteastle reelected CommJe J.. D
Rlddick. chaplain; Extraordinarily
b. NJ Patkius reelected; Assistant
Surgeon ". i. RICHARDSON reelected ;
Treasurer James T. rcricr reelected ;
S,reoaut-Maior y. :. Eediordro-elect,o;
Comrade Miles T. Philips yIdctte
Color-Ser1eaut James Harmon re-elect-
cd Tirst-Color-Guard Thomas L.Smlth
reelected Soc9ud-Coior-Guard Gus. -
Delarne reelected. Irusteos-B. j.
Core Gncumbant, j. II. Pyle, and
Joseph s.. Thomas Janitor L. i. Nose
ley reelected.
spEEcHEi.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK. December $l.-Co,ton duh; saics
i3j bales; uplands. ID 9ltc. OrlesnA 10 n-loc'
receipts no all ports. E.26s bales; exporis-0
Great Britain. l44lS bales; tO she Continent
2l31 bales stDcK. l.Oi9.slS bales; weekly net re-
GENTS. 8Up6 bales. gross recetpus 4S.Ws naleS:
stoek. 115,33. southern nour firm, demand
moderate. Mheat-Opti0ns advanced '.aAc',
spot Latr. closing nrm and 8 shade under me
best: -peculaf i0n fairly R'uye in Way. but othef-
,yi-o 'onlv moderatc; No. red. December, 9ea
q.hc.. January. W sag2hc.; May, yoa'o s-io.'
corn hRs,c. higher: moderate speculative pusl-
mess. shippers ROMAN quiet; No. ? January,
G}i .b3i,c: February, % ahiitc.; May, u5aA
G3 .c Gate ha',c. higher and active; No. =
January, % e a1n ~: February, - sa9. -; May,
lJDaui.c No ,, spot. 3sAc.; mixed western.
SsaiCr Hops dun and unchanged. Conee Hir
BIO steady M siS jOatlSf5; options steady ana
moderately a'tiye: No Rio, December, $40 ia
Sin 20: January, 80 sagib2; Nay, tloatlhU.
SuRarstrong: fair rohuinR. 53-lja5Af.. rchhel
drn: &, &C.; yellow, i4a1 o.; OH \ ban &C. (;
mould A.1ac.: standard A, Co.. coniecilonefs
NC: cut-loaf and crushed, Ac.; po"deien'
steady Cottau--ccd oil quiet kosin quiet az
sLr1afLl0 Turpentine nrm an So. hllo7
T -f.gfv Wool dun pork nm. Beof duh cut
fnelt. sfcaiy. Niddlr- dul. Lafd <a5 points
nishar au1 only moderately hrtNr; "c 'trl'.
! -t.4m. f-ats ID: January, {sasSo2, Nay a. ga
$50 Frcights steady.
Tue Produce Exchange has decided 10 remaip
open Tomorrow
CHICAGO. December 80 Flour more active and
prices steady. No spring wheat sc; 80.
7 rci. s2c. so. y corn. 4sftc. No. oats, 34H %.
Ne-s-pork, SlhO5. lard, t7.1oas ~. short
/ RIB sides loose, as. Dry-saliei shoulder =
/ boxed sil0ae6 10. >hort-clcar sides (b0Aedl,
/ sSosag-lO Whi-sey, fill
Loading fufurns ranged.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
PIcgmoYD STOCK HxCHANGE.

BALTIMORE. ND. December D-Nirgnia bs,
consolidated. f0: past-duc coupons, b5' DO. ne"
3D. t6: Q0. l04O's, 20. Bid to-day.
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DEATHS.

BURNETT.-Died. Thursday, December 29th,
attn. O'Clock p. W., MARY VI. 81 kNElI VIII "
of tie late Claiborne Burnett; aged slAty-eishl
years. ,- g., ,
Funeral from the residence Of her son-ln-law,
Nj. John D. Baird. 40. l0l east cary street. at Il
O'Clock TO-DAY saturday. Friends anu a.
quaiutances are invited 10 attend.
WADDELL-Died at his fathers residence, In
Heurico county, Wednesday nsht' ,. ZEN. I,
u f4.- A. ten minutes to 10 o'clock. MARVIN D..
WADDELL. infant son OK y. W. and lie Y. Nad-
dell; aged TWO months.
bend me- DER thy little form,
Now s,iI JOB death and cold.
And think mountaineering lamb
Has safely reached the 1911.
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" MARRIAGES.

RY-POMFREY Married, In this city, De
ceuller 2qth by Rev. James &. Mnrtn, Mr Il. g.
GARY aud Miss FLORENCE j.. POMtkEl .
both II New Kent county, Va.
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DOOK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
ID EXECUTED AT THE DISPATCH fRlNT-
lSGHOpSE.
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..NNUAL SALE. 5000 go JARS.
aDohs. slA1loAksy. sc.

1000 BLANK BOOKS, 1889.
1 COO.
all s.zos and prices. DIARIES for pocket or
desk. PHYSICIANS VISITING LISTS. RICH
ARDSON's and HAGERs rOWN ALMANACs.
CALENDARS FREE BOOK BINDING in any
st.le. RANDOLPH & ENGLISH,
de3f 1902 Main street
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UNDERrsAEns.

JOSEPH w. LAUBE,
81 CORNER FIRST AND BROAD srRxgfs,
RICHMOND. VA,
FURNISHING UNDERTAKEN
EverytAiDg nrstclass Ia TITS line aud al rea-
sonsble rates. felegrsphic orders gi,ea prompt
attention Ieler aoae No al v sesoa
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WATCHES. JEwELRY, &c.
MARISE IxTELLIGENCE.
FORT OF RICHMOND. DECEMBER 30. 1857.

FORT OF RICHMOND, DECEMBER 30. 1851.
AERIyRD.
cteamphip Wyanoke. Boez, New York. NOR
chandise aud passengers. aud sailed on return.
SAILED.
Steamer Ariel, DeyO, Norfolk, United States
mail. merchandise, aud passengers, L. b. Tatum.
agent
PORT OF NEWPORr NEWS, DEcSMBKR 30, 1881
by telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamship Finance. Baker, New York.
SAILED.
Steamship san Juan, 49,, Liverpool via Nor
Payk Tiber. Keefe, Liverpool via Norfolk.
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After the election OF officers Captain
Doughcrty and Captain Booker, OF the
detached service OF Lee Camp 80
Hampton, made speeches. The camp
thenadjouruedto Nurphy's Hotel, whore
a fine supper was served. During the
evening speeches were made toy the
nevis. elected officers. and the occasion
was one OF great plcaslac.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13
When all so-called remedies fail, DIR
Sage's Oatarrh Remedy cures.
A Man for the Work,

Fargo Argus: The division executive
committee for north Dakota ia headed
by Colonel Clement, who will not neg
leot his part to the duties. Had Hon.
johnson Nickeus, Of Jamestown, been
put on the committee, ii would have
given imphtus'to the movement, because
of its long expressed views and his high
standing with the people of north Dako.
to, MIR. Nickeus has tho we'll deserved
credit of securing for jamestown
the insane asylum, which gathars
increasing appropriations AT every
session of the Legislature. To
him is due the securing of that public
institution, which went there the same
year that Grand Forks got the uniyer-
sity, Bismarck the penitentiary aud
Fargo-got nothing. One active and
successful man like that, is worth field
full of those creatures who are always
explaining what they would have accom-
plished only for--some one else's
action. Let Mr.. Nickeus be assigned to
o prominent place in the movement and
he will show by his. works-"the faith
that is in him.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

e.
A New York correspondent says that
there is great interest in the alleged
contest for the control of she Northern
Pacific at the September election. The
fight is being made by Elijah Smith in
the interest OF the Union Pacific, Oregon
Trans Continental and Oregon Naviga-
tion company, rivals of the Northern
Pacific in the far west, and the Wiscon-
sin Central, who wants to get control Of
the Northern Pscific's Chicago business.
Smith has issued circular to stock
holders, signed by himself and number
of brokerage firms OF New York and
Philadelphia, who have stock belonging
to the Union Pacific company in their
name. There is no doubt that these parties
are large holders of Northern Pacific, the
Oregon Trans-Continental company
itself holding 1876. 900 shares. ana ii is on
this ground that Smith asks for proxies
Tho fact is concealed. however, that the
gentlemen have paramount interest in
companies which are atagonistie to the
Northern Pacific, and if they get into
power their intention is to use the North
ern Pacific to benefit those rival con-
Germs.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13
----=---------------- --------------------------------
VERY RECKLESS MEN.

The Daredevil Agility of Bridge
Buiiders-esen. Fields story.
Poughkeepsie Eagle; People who
have been Watching the erection Of the
ia lse work at the east shore anchorage
pier ct the bridge and out in the bridge
and out in the river between piers two
and three have been wonderfully In
terested in the agility and what seemed
them daredevil recklessness of the
trained men on the job. They have
seen them crawling along the girders
and braces nearly 100 feet high, lesping
from timber to timber, of running along
the narrow pianking, now stopping over
to aid in the hoistipg of timber or iron,
now standing on the extreme edge OF
the river front OF work peering down
upon the rocks and river below, or going
hand over hand among the braces with
apparently as much ease and comfort
as though moving along on terra firma.
"They are all used to that kind of
work." said Gen. Field of the Union
bridge company, .end have on fear,
| whatever. When we were building the
cantilever over the whirlpool rapids
of Niagara, 240 feet above the rushing
WoSCAot IAOJ WChO IuoS uD Ouiibk hb tDSy
are here. | remember when We had
i the job about completed was up there
one day. The cRntilever's arms were
then within so feet of each other and il
was decided to connect them temporari-
ly with plank. This plank was IS feet
in length about two and half feet oi
each end resting on the cantilever arms.
The foreman had issued strict order
prohibiting any one OF the men from
crossing the plank until it was firmly
fastened at each end, the penalty being
Immediate dismissal. There mad beer
q great deal OF talk among the men sl
to who would be the first one to GROSS.
was standing on she American side look
| ing at the structure when saw one O.
the men walk out on the plank, ther
look down into the whirlpool below.
felt that he vas going to CROSS the planl
4 bnt was too far from him to make HIM
hear. He waited second OF
two, and then deliberately walk
ed ont on the plank, anl
when he reached the middle OF il Ii,
stopped over, seizing the edges Of th,
plank with both hands and, ahrowin,
his feet up, he stood on his ltpad ant
il kicked his heels end shouted to the ter
ri6ed lookers-on. He must have beel
. minute doinRia, but II felt as though /,
q Ras half aD hour. After satisfying him
q self that helba kicked enough he re
{ geined his t,qnilibrium and thet, trotts,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13
President Cleveland is to leave w,

President Cleveland is to leave Wash
ingson the last week in September and
go direct to st. Louis, probably by way
of Indianapolis. He will spend two
days at st. Louis and go from there to
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City !,
Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta, reach
ing the latter place in time to meet his
engagement for Got. 1s. He will go by
the ordinary lines of travel between the
places named, and as his fixed appoint
ments will prelude any divergence from
the route to visit other cities, ak invita-
tions outside of 1t will have to be de-
clined. This is the programme announc-
ed by Washington correspondents. The
tlip will evidently be hurried one and
entirely formal. People Will be per-
mitted to sit on the fence and see him
GO by.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

A milhoa OF Dskots's productive acres
this year, according to the official re-
port, produce thirty million bushels of
corn. The entire wheat product is given
as forty million bushels, the number OF
acres not being stated. The corn pro
duct is gathered from the extreme
southeastern counties. covering only a
small portion ofDakota's immense area.
The cash value OF the corn product in
this limited section is one-fifth the cash
value OF the wheat product of the i'm
mense acreage devoted to wheat.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

w. D. Suit, druggist, Bippns. Ind, ies-
tifes: Il can recommend Electric Bitter
as the very best remedy. Every bottle
sold has given reliaf in every case. One
man took six bottles, and was cured ol
rheumatism of ten years' Standing
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, Ohio,
afiirms: aThe best selling medicine
have ever handled in my 20 years experi-
ence. is Electric Bitters." Thousands ol
Others have added their testimony, 80 tina,
the verdict is unanimous that Electric
Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver
Kidneys or Blood. Only half dollar
bottle at Purdy Brechts.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

along the plank to the opposite side
from where he started, seized hold oil
one of the iron braces on the cantileyel
and went down it head first, hand over
hand, to the bottom. l never saw any
thing like it before, OF course the fore.
man discharged him and he was laid of
two or three days. when sent for him.
He was one OF the best men on the job,
and l talked to HIM like Dutch unole
and put him to work again. These men
have no fear; they are brought up to the
business and feel just as safe $50 feet in
the air as they do on the ground. OF
course, can see how the people wonder
at such things, but we have got used to
it. The best time to see them travel is
at the dinner hour, or when the
days work is DONE"
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

The Indian commissioner, having been
asked to prevent the Santee Indians
from voting at an election to locate the
county seat at Knox county, Nebraska,
held to day, replied that under the treaty
and allotment law these Indians are
entitled to all the privileges and im-
munities of citizens OF the United States,
and these privileges must not in the
least be interfered with. The Santees
have taken lands In severalty and now
have rights which the white politician
is bound so respect,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-13

Territorial immigration Commissioner
Mcclure has issued his crop report. 1t
specifies that Dakota has been favored
with an abundance of rain and that
sonth OF the forty-sixth parallel the
small grain harvest ,s completed, while
north of that line the harvest is in prog
ress. In addition TO this the report Of
Mcclure says:
Ii is fair to presume from the reports
OF farmers as already published that the
yield for the territory will be &C least
an average one, and that the wheat crop
OF 1887 will run considerably over 40,-
100000 bushels. The corn crop will be
nearly perfect one. Careful estimates
show that the corn area for 1887 is $780,
006 acres, and on the basis of last years
yield per acre. thirty bushels, the corn
crop of Dakota this year will aggregate
nearly 3o,000.000 bushels, double the
yield of 1886. The harvest OF barley,
rye and oats is completed in two-thirds
of the counties and is under way in the
remainder. There is slight falling off
in the condition of oats and barley since
the report of month ago. Buckwheat,
hay and vegetables show an improved
condition.